Heavy traffic jams were reported in these areas due to the protest march.

Several trade unions representing the private sector and the government sector participated in the march while members of the Inter University Student Federation also took part in the march today.

Speaking during the protest staged in front of Fort Railway Station, the Government Nursing Officers Association President Saman Rathnapriya demanded the government and the ministers to stop the curtailment of education and extend the course up to four years.